Washing machine for agitating clothes and cleansing liquid by the use of air jets submerged in said cleansing liquid



J. BARNES Sept' 8 WASHING MACHINE FOR AGITATING CLOTHES AND CLEANSING LIQUID BY THE USE OF' AIR JETS SUBMERGED IN SAID CLEANSING LIQUID Filed Aug. 9, 1949 y2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. JOHN BARNES ATTORNEY;

R AGITATING CLOTHES AND J. BARNES s ePt 8: 1953 WASHING MACHINE Fo CLEANSING LIQUID BY THE USE oF AIR JETS SUBMERGED IN SAID CLEANSING LIQUID 2 sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug: 9,I 1949 v INVENTOR. JO H N BARN ES A770 /Yflf IN sAm cLEANsING LIQISJID John Barnes, Milwaukee, Wis. Application August 9, 1949, scriai No. 109,357 4 claims. (ci. css-183) laundering and dry cleaning.v lated by means of the submerged air jets on the It is manifest to any one familiar with wash- 5 outside of the perforated container. g machines and dry cleaning equipment, that Figure 2 is a similar view of the device showing from the clothes by means of thesoap or chemdownward between the container and the re- The object of my invention is to provide a deof the device taken at the line 3`3 in Figure l.

vice in which the linens are thoroughly agitated Figure 4 is an inside or bottom View of the by the introduction of air through submerged cover arrangement, showing the perforated enjets, t c a gaging screen arranged to act as a top for the Another object of my invention is to provide perforated container disposed within the outer a means of bringing the soap and chemicals inreceptacle, and

Vto contact with the entire surfaceof every gar- Figure 5 is a fragmentary cross sectional view garments, and the water. thereby causing contact in of the garments one with the other. to drain the soiled, soapy foam oi from the top Still another object of my invention is to eject of the solution prior to the rinsing operation,

the air from submerged jets at the top and bot- Similar characters of reference indicate corthey are suspended in the solution through their receptacle I0 is open at its upper end and is su contact with one another. plied with a cover I2 shown provided with an A still further object of my invention is to inwardly extending iiange I3, and securely provide a means of removing the fouled or soapy clamped to the upper edge of the receptacle I0 foam from the garments prior to the rinsing opy means of the hinged clamp screws I4 or in eration. any Other Convenient and elcient manner.

The device illustrated and described herein Obviously the receptacle I 0 may be of any provides a means of soaking, washing and rinsing s ape or contour, it may be rectangular, square, garments or linens within a single receptacle exagon or round and it as, as shown spaced or mechanically. The device may be tainer I5 which is open'at its upper end and self to laundering as well as dry cleaning. It is I7, and apertures I8 near the lower end of its simple in construction, easily operated and eli- Side Walls. v

cient for the purpose for which itis intended. `The Container l5 iS Supported from the ioor ci Other and further objects of my invention the outer receptacle III, by vertical standards will become more apparent as the description shown-as I9 which may be arranged in an conproceeds, when taken in conJunction with the vement manner and the top of the container I5 drawings in which S is closed by the screen plate 20 which is supported Figure 1 is a fragmentary cross sectional view from the inside of the cover I2 by the brackets 2I. of a, vertical cylindrical unit, .illustrating the This screen plate 20 closes the upper end of the f'orated kcontainer i5 and a handle 23, obviously, as many vents may be employed as are found convenient or necessary, and the shape of the handle may be of any contour or design. The handle is merely a means to permit the manipulation of the cover during the loading and unloading of the container l5.

The inside of the side walls of the receptacle l are shown equipped with a moat or overfiow 24, as indicated in Figure 5, this moat extends partially around the ',periphery, and drains throughatubular member 25 'which is 'equipped with a valve shown as 25. The member 25 exftends downward and connects with a drain pipe i 21 which is provided with aval-ve v 2'and which acts as a drain for the receptacle 'Kilian-23.

rhe receptacle i0 is further @equipped -Lwith fa water supply tube 30 which terminates -from'the hot water supply 3l which is provided .with .a valve 32 and from a cold water supply 33 which is provided with a valve 34.

There is a perforated tube 35 extending around the outer periphery of the container i5 at a point half way between the outer surface of the perand the inner surface of the y recepta'cie It. Thetube 35 isdisposed above the apertures i8 in the walls ofthe container i5, and is connected -to 'a Vsource of `air `pressure (not shown), by means of a tubular member '36 `which is supplied with a valve 31.

`The tube 35 vlhas-a plurality of apertures "38 -which maybe supplied with iets and which extend upward therefrom. A centrailydisposed jet 39-isshown positionedbelow the bottom'plate f1 ofthecontainerlii. This jet '3S is suppliedV from the samelsourcefof 'compressed airjby meansof the tubular member 'twhichis equippe'd'with a control valve "M.

` n functions as' follows:

VAll valves 26,28, 32, 34, 31 and 4l `are closed. The cover l2 is removed which `autorifiatically removes the screen plate from thetop ofthe container I5. The soiled linens or 'garments are placed' into the `coritainertii `and the cover12 .is securely' fastened'to the/'open top 'end' of' the re- The valve`34 is"o1:ienedv to permita supply .of cold water to enter'the receptacle ithroughthe tube 3D, 'and enoughwater ispermitted to enter the receptacle `l 0,to` bring top of the'container I'5;the'valve 3R is then closed. This -willsubmerge-the ports 38 in the airline 35 andthe jet'39 'in the. air linesM). The valve 31 in the tube 36 is 'next opened and the compressed air will 4beforced upward asV indicated by the arrows in Figure'l, and will Vcause a"flow of water over the outer wallsof thecontainer .i5 intoV the container` i0, to 'circulate through the bottom aperture 'i6 and-the If'the valve 31 isclosed and the valve` M inithe tubular member 40 islopened, a reversedow. or current is` produced. In this mannenthe valves 31 and 4l will be `alternately manipulated .either manually or? mechanically thereby. causingA agitation of the water and rmovement of -thefgarments or vlinens suspended within the water. Gbviously, the -cold water may means of the v alve28 in the drain tube 21. this valve 28 is again closed will be repeated-with hot water suppliedthrough the tube 3l when the valve-32 is opened. The soappowder` or chemicals can be placedinto the solution by opening the cover l21or may be supplied .'by injecting them into the Awater. supply. The soiled soa'pydcam may' be removed fbefore rinsing by increasing the same operation '.in suspension; within ofthe Ybeing processed one with the other, -it `will :cause allforeign matter to be removed may? be recirc 4 of the moat 24 where it will be permitted to drain into the tube 21 when the valve 2B is opened.

The proper proportions of soap and water, the temperature of the water and the volume of air admitted, are obviously features that enter into the proper performance and efficiency of the device, however the arrangement as described will provide a means of properly moving the garments or linens suspended in the solution by agitation of the :watent duefto the compressed air Aescaping throughthe submerged jets or ports. This agitation will cause the soap or cleaning agent to 'contact all surfaces of the garments or linens held the water, and by contact 'from fthe clothes- Thedevice may also be employed for dry cleaning garments or the like, and the same solution vlated and filtered when drained.

`.inthe chosen embodiments of my invention there are features not heretofore revealed in the .prior,art, and although ,I have shown a specic arrangement ofthe component parts constituting the device'I 'amfully cognizant-ofthe fact that many changes intheir form and configuration may be made without effectingtheir operativeness or without effectingthe spirit of my invention Having thus described y .claim .and desire to secure by theUnited States is:

1. A device of the character described comprisingin combination, a receptacle open at its top, a cover for said receptacle, `a container provided with apertures around-.its outer wall near the lower ,endlthereof and supported .Within said receptacle .the top of said container being below the top of said receptacle, said container open at itstopandoral dimension smaller Athan the insidedameter ofsaid receptacie, atubular water supplyline.enteringisaidreceptacle, a drain at the' .bottomof said receptacle, a perforated tubular member. extendi garoun'd the v.outer periphery of said inner .container .abOvesaid perforations inthe .wailpf saidcOntainer, atubular member provided with a jet :extending belowsaid ,container,..said. iet centrallydisposed below said consaid container l purovided ,with apertures throughftl'ie bottomthereof, `means vfor supplying compressed .air .to. said Vtubular ,membera said tubular ..members,. said V`,water supply ',line, and said drain provided with controlling means for regulatingthe .flow of air. and water` 2.v A device. as ,describedin claim 1, in which the inner wall V.of sa'd'receptacle is. provided .with an over'fiow moat equipped with a drain tube and valve.

.3. .A device ...of ,.the. character described Y comprisingan'outenshell open .at its .top and an .inner shell. open .at Vits .top ,i said inner ,shell being disposedwithinfsaid f uter shellV .andsspaced therefrom,.the :top ofsaidiinnen shell being :belowA the toprof said .-outer-.-sliell,-a-covenon the open top of Ysaid outershell, said-.cover-having a perforated screeir suspended inwardly therefrom, saidscreen adapted4 tox-fit the Openfend; of= saidv 4inner fshell, saisir-inner. shell ;=b.eingxprovided with apertures adjacent the-.ilowerrend thereof, the g bottom `:of said inner shell being provided `with pa plurality ofzapertures; saidaouterashellzhaving a water supply iine and further:havingiaiperforated :tubular air. supply line-fcncirclingrthe; outer-periphery ,of

said: :inner: sheilzandtpnsitionede above the ,aperthewwater devel 'to theatop 75 tures;formedgthereinssaid:perioratedair:supply.

line being disposed between the outer face of said inner shell and the inner face of said outer shell,

and air supply line for controllmg the Water and Number air supply entering said outer shell. 5 642,460 4. A device of the character described in claim 655,717 3, in which the inner wall of said outer shell is 780,133 provided with an overow moat equipped with 814,173 a drain tube and valve. 1,014,243

JOHN BARNES. 10 1,715,282

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Kersten Jan. 30, 1900 Koppelmann Aug. 14, 1900 Schirmer Jan. 17, 1905 Stone Mar. 6, 1906 Mills Jan. 9, 1912 Dunham May 28, 1929 

